New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-16
THE CHANCES OF LAMAR
HIS VOTES CREATE CONSERVATION.
NORTHERN PROTESTS AGAINST HIS Confirmation
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W,sHrsGToN. Dec. 15-There are various reports in
circulation respecting me probable action OF the senate
Judiciary Committee the nominations of Messrs.
Lamar and Villas It Il understood that objections
made 10 tho confirmation OF each of them. IL IL said
that tho members OF the committee have given In
formal n'idrration TO the Lamar nomination. The
fnenis OF ar. Lamar say that efforts TO sbtain assur
ances OF favorab,, action by the committee have
effected no definite result yet one report ia that
three Democ rats and Republican member OF the
committee have ntlmate1 their intenlion 10 vote In
favor OF confirmation Another report - that the com
mi'tee will divide on party nes, Republican members
opposing and the Democratic members confirm
alton. The Republicans members Senators Edmunds
Ingalls,. JI1ar Evarts aud wilson. OF Iowa. Mr Lamars
iIl.nIs say that they voud not regard an adverse
recommendation by the committee ~ seriously impair
ing IN chances Of confirmation aud they are confident
that Iiority Of the Senate will support the nomna
tion dcapite any adverse report that may DO made.
The star has the following paragraphs:
The nominations " secretary Tsrcuild Assisant Fec
rotary Maynard ard Treasurer Hyatt have been favor
ABLY reported from the Senate Fiuanc" COMMITTEE lhe
Post once Committee sill retains thc domination OF
Nj Dickinson. aud It viii not be reported, It is said:
until those OF Messs. Lamar snd Villas disposed of
by the Judiciary Committee the trra being 10 act upon
al three ia tie Senate nj the executive session
Various rumois of PROJECTS e. defeat Nj. LamaFs ee-
WALTON TO the supreme Bench heard but there does
not seem 20 be any serious hostility 10 hn among zen
ators nc rlnor Is that at conference OF Republican
senators II was agreed TO send Commute" 70 rcpurN
the President to withdraw tho nomination. \ Repub
senator, when questioned by star" reportor said
he had not heard OF any caucus opposition 10 Mr. Lamar
nor did he believe any such acton had been taken. In
the lrs place. he added. the President Wouldn't win
draw the nomination request iserubcaus, ana
I'm the srconn place II 10 should he 40 complainant Ia It
likely that he wOTI nominate any better man -
The republication in The TRIBUNE TODAY U! the
Edmunds resolutions Of SO and lsmars vote thereon
created something like Consideration among his friends
and supporters. Men who oppose hs confirmation say
that his ought 10 he fatal 70 him II lie had been
opposed to the because they contained some
thing which he could not approve besides the drclara
tiun In favor of the validity OF thc amendments o Tue
Constitution. he should have taken me opportunity 10
define tho grounds his oboctons Tie DID not do So
although fun oppor unity was afforded NJ Garland
dli define his opposition, which was lhhi Whi' lhe
amendments MIGHT be blndn., thoy unoonstitutlO
ally adopted. Nj. Garland has since proved ne i"lih II
opinion gwen Ia hun Attorney General, III Whlch
he declared auilall! hat the Fourteenth Amend
mont 10 Tie Contribution was Unconstitutional MI
Lamar voted with Mr. Garland against thr resolutions
who participated Ia the debate voted FOR he rc- IA
tuus d.. Senator'S iImuads auf NOIr Neither Mt
Fvarts Wilson OF Iowa, was Then mt1.hcr oi TIC
Senate ana Mr. ingalls, was absent when the Resolutions
were adopted
The iuicrcst taken lg The pcoric or the North zen
orally IN the Iarr matter f. shown 10 son cN'nt hy
the large number OF letter, received hy Republican -cn
Afors and Representatives Letters 20 re aticr nP 70
them their senators 10 OPP cp hfnt'lnh l
inc end. Hundreds of -urh letters ave Ur received
mails OF several Republican senators WHO have been
quoted In favor Of confirmation have been hufd"u"i
with prntcstS and appeals ON Tho subject.
Rcprriirpu Senator to-day 49, 3 tlaf hc lts ''fte
VIII vote for confirmation. Auous tl"r' 80 mentioned
Senators Sawyer AID epooucr, "f Wisconsin, ~ -rn
ators ~ahin and Davis. o. Minu'sotr M ~ whom he de-
Jared would vote for Lamar IA any event